παρέρχομαι
parerchomai
to pass by
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word παρέρχομαι (parerchomai) is a verb that means "to pass by." This word is used 30 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The meaning of "to pass by" encompasses both physical movement and figurative passing over or ignoring something. In terms of range of usage, παρέρχομαι is employed in diverse situations, such as describing geographical traversing (e.g., passing through a region), ignoring or overlooking someone or something (e.g., passing by an opportunity), and even referring to the passage of time (e.g., years passing by). This versatility highlights the word's adaptability to convey different shades of meaning. The significance of παρέρχομαι lies in its ability to convey a sense of movement, transition, or change. By examining its usage in the Bible, we can gain insights into the importance of perspective, opportunity, and the passage of time in various contexts.
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Occurrences in Scripture
30 total occurrences across the text
For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.
Matthew 5:18For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.
Matthew 8:28When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.
Matthew 14:15When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”
Matthew 24:34Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.
Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Matthew 26:39He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”
Matthew 26:42Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”
Mark 6:48Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he would have passed by them,
Mark 13:30Most certainly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.
Mark 14:35He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
Luke 11:42But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and God’s love. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.
Luke 15:29But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
Luke 17:7But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’
Luke 18:37They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
Luke 21:32Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.
Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
Acts 16:8Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
Acts 24:7having come up now Lysias the commander with great violence from the hands of us being carried away,
Acts 27:9When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them
2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
Mark 13:31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Mark 13:31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Luke 16:17But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.
James 1:10and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
1 Peter 4:3For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.